Orchestra 2001 is a collective of adventurous, virtuoso performers dedicated to the music of our time. The ensemble is a leader in connecting diverse audiences with the greatest music of the 20th and 21st centuries, engaging new listeners through exhilarating concerts, innovative artistic collaborations, and enriching community partnerships in Philadelphia and beyond.
Orchestra 2001 is a Programming Partner at
Cherry Street Pier.
2024-2025 SEASON
See 2023-2024 Season
PLAYING THE MARKETS
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Launched during the pandemic, EMERGING MARKETS and PLAYING THE MARKETS are informal musical events presented where Philadelphians shop, work, and play. Aimed at breaking down barriers to attendance, Orchestra 2001 tailors performances for markets and businesses in all corners of Philadelphia. EMERGING MARKETS was honored with the 2022 Arts + Business Council Award.
EL MERCADO CULTURAL
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2024 | 1:30-3:30pm
Cherry Street Pier, 121 N. Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia 19106
Carlos Rubio, violin | Luigi Mazzocchi, violin | Maria Lopez Mazzocchi, viola | Jesús Morales, cello
A collaboration between Fleisher Art Memorial’s
EL MERCADO CULTURAL and Orchestra 2001’s EMERGING MARKETS, join us for a free, amazing program of Latin American string quartet music while enjoying food and crafts from over a dozen vendors!
RECENT PROGRAMS:

Mark Loria, conductor
Martha Guth, soprano
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2023
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Teatro Esperanza
4261 North 5th Street, Phila. 19140
Roberto Sierra – Bongo-O
Angélica Negrón – Quimbombó
Angélica Negrón – Tembleque
Ana María Hernández – Fantasía sobre el seis Mapeyé
Roberto Sierra –
Canciones de amor, poetry by Julia de Burgos (World Premiere) *
Sonia Morales-Matos –
Fiesta #1
Funding Provided By:
*Roberto Sierra's commission was funded by the Steven R. Gerber Trust.
GEORGE CRUMB: Scores at an Exhibition
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 | 2:45 PM
Teatro Esperanza: Student Event
4261 N. 5th Street, Phila. 19140
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 | 7:30 PM
Main Gallery at Slought
4017 Walnut Street, Phila. 19104
GEORGE CRUMB: SCORES AT AN EXHIBITION will explore Philadelphia’s well-known contemporary composer (1929-2022) and long-time Orchestra 2001 collaborator, in a visual arts setting. His stunning visual scores are works of art, and presenting them in a gallery context allows for a more complete appreciation of these masterpieces.
Exhibits of Crumb’s scores will be followed by performances of his music at Slought, Esperanza Arts, and Cherry Street Pier. Crumb’s brilliant “Metamorphoses, 10 Fantasies for Amplified Piano, Book 2” (2020) will be performed by the musician he wrote it for, Orchestra 2001 pianist Marcantonio Barone, with images of the artworks that influenced Crumb’s modern take on “Pictures at an Exhibition.”
Supported by the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia.
Miles Davis' BIRTH OF THE COOL
FIRST PERFORMANCE: (SOLD OUT!)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2023 | 7:30pm
Clef Club of Jazz
736 South Broad Street, Philadelphia 19146
ENCORE PERFORMANCE:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2023 | 7:30pm
Mummers Museum
1100 S. 2nd Street, Philadelphia 19147
History-making jazz with humble beginnings in a basement apartment below a laundromat on Manhattan’s West 55th Street... the 12 tunes from that collaboration of jazz and classical giants are a collector’s classic, and forged decades of new directions in concert halls, jazz clubs, and film scores.
¡CONEXIONES! CUBA
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2022 | 7:30 PM
Teatro Esperanza
Mark Loria, conductor
Ernesto Abelardo Valdés – Almendra
Tania León – Toque
Ileana Pérez Velázquez – Zunzun
Leo Brouwer – La Niña Bonita
Paquito D'Rivera – Preludio y Merengue
Funding Provided By:
Harlem Renaissance and Beyond
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2022 | 7:30 PM
American Hats Factory Showroom
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2022 | 7:30 PM
African American Museum in Philadelphia
William Grant Still — Summerland
Undine Smith Moore — Afro-American Suite
Duke Ellington — Single Petal of a Rose
(Elizabeth Steiner, harp)
George Walker — Lyric for Strings
Valerie Coleman — Portraits of Langston
Jessie Montgomery — Source Code
Funding Provided By:
American Hats Factory Showroom concert funded by PNC Arts Alive as part of EMERGING MARKETS.
In The Key of L: Music Along SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line
Orchestra 2001 will feature musical compositions by Philadelphia composers in pop-up concerts at train stops, parking lots, businesses, murals, and parks along the 45-minute SEPTA route that cuts across dozens of diverse communities.
Funded in large part by the Presser Foundation and the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia.
Left to right: Orchestra 2001 at CHOP Karabots campus (West Phila.), the "Love Lot" (Kensington), and 30th Street Station (University City).
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Donations support performances in all corners of Philadelphia! Our concerts
would not be possible without the support of Individual Donors.
Orchestra 2001 is extremely grateful to its Foundation, Government, and Organizational Contributors and Partners:
